Antimutagenic activity of extracts from anticancer drugs in Chinese medicine

Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 229-234

  Lee, Huei ^a   Lin, Jung Yaw ^b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anticancer drugs; Antimutagenic activity; Benzo a pyrene; Chinese medicine; Herb extracts; Picrolonic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT;

CHINA; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; HEREDITY; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BENZO(A)PYRENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MUTATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PYRAZOLES; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0023837623     PISSN: 01651218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1218(88)90093-6     Document Type: Article

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